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Chapter 342 Time Waits for No One

Times have changed, and the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year is even stronger now.

A small shop has been set up in the village, selling daily necessities and food.

Of course, during the Lunar New Year, there are even more fireworks and firecrackers for children to play with.

When the Lu family children returned to the village, aside from the initial discomfort, they quickly became friends with the village children.

They had money, and they and their friends would gather at the convenience store every day, unwilling to leave.

They were happily munching on snacks and playing with firecrackers, completely oblivious to their surroundings.

The adults were just as busy, chatting and playing mahjong with the villagers while preparing all sorts of New Year's goods.

Lu Yuanqing once again felt that he was getting old, because his family didn't want him to participate in this year's busy work.

"Third Uncle, you can take a break this year. We'll take care of everything. Go out and have fun!"

Lu Mingxi's words were met with everyone's approval.

then……

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

He felt he was still young and capable enough to keep working.

"You should be content! The children treat you so well, they don't want you to do anything, they just want you to enjoy your retirement."

Lu Yuanqing stared at Gu Baoxia with dead fish eyes.

Gu Baoxia and Lu Yuanqing are only two years apart in age, and the years have left their mark on her face.

"Don't talk to me, or your man will look at me like I'm a love rival again," Lu Yuanqing said calmly.

Wu Cisheng was admitted to university.

Lu Yuanqing was also worried about Gu Baoxia, fearing that she would abandon her and not come back after getting into university.

Although Gu Baoxia was an unconventional woman who never followed the usual path, she didn't care at all whether Wu Cisheng would abandon his wife and children.

In the end, Wu Cisheng still came back. After graduating, he returned to the village and is now a high school teacher in the town!

That's right. This guy used to be such a cool and collected guy, but now that he's older, he's even more childish than a young man.

Lu Yuanqing expressed his deep contempt for this.

Gu Baoxia laughed heartily, "Who told you to stay single all these years?"

That's why Wu Cisheng believed that Lu Yuanqing still harbored feelings for his wife!

Of course, Wu Cisheng wasn't the only one with this idea. At least now, most people in the village believe that the main reason Lu Yuanqing isn't getting married is because Gu Baoxia is married and he can't forget her.

Lu Yuanqing nearly choked on his breath. "My innocence!!!"

When he was young, he thought this excuse would help him avoid being pressured to get married.

But why do these people, at their advanced age, still think this way? Don't they ever think about it?

Sure enough, the truth of the matter doesn't matter at all; people will only accept the truth they want to see.

Gu Baoxia laughed even more gleefully, "Hahaha!!!"

"Come on, your innocence is long gone!"

Lu Yuanqing choked, "Hey, go home and explain to your man! He always looks at me like I'm a rival, I'm so innocent."

Gu Baoxia raised an eyebrow, "No!"

She won't!

Lu Yuanqing was speechless. "You did it on purpose."

"Hmm!" Gu Baoxia didn't deny it at all.

Why deny it?

She seemed quite happy.

Perhaps she's really getting old? Gu Baoxia isn't as carefree as she was when she was younger.

She married Wu Cisheng because she wanted to break away from the Gu family. Wu Cisheng was soft-hearted, lacked his own opinions, and listened to her in everything, which made her very satisfied.

Therefore, even though Gu Baoxia married Wu Cisheng, she only regarded him as a good marriage prospect; as for feelings, there were none.

In addition, before the marriage, Lu Yuanqing had advised her not to marry a sent-down youth, because they all wanted to return to the city and could not stay in the village forever.

Lu Yuanqing genuinely cared about her; even after they got married, he still acted as if he was afraid she would be abandoned in the future.

For this reason, Gu Baoxia had always been mentally prepared for Wu Cisheng to leave.

She preferred to focus her time and energy on herself and her children, and Wu Cisheng remained someone she could do without.

When Wu Cisheng registered for the college entrance examination, she did not object. When Wu Cisheng went to university, she felt a sense of relief, as if she had known all along.

But Wu Cisheng actually came back.

He even became a teacher in the town, showing no intention of leaving.

Gu Baoxia was a little surprised, and had a strange feeling.

Let go of your defenses, and as you spend more time together, feelings will naturally develop.

Then, Gu Baoxia started to feel a little unhappy.

Lu Yuanqing said Wu Cisheng was naive. After all these years, he still believed the rumors in the village and thought that he and Gu Baoxia still had feelings for each other, which was why he was unwilling to get married. Was he waiting for her? Wu Cisheng was on tenterhooks every day.

In fact, Gu Baoxia was even more naive.

She now has feelings for Wu Cisheng, and is somewhat unhappy that he used to be indifferent to her.

That's right, she's only now starting to bring up old grievances.

Wu Cisheng married Gu Baoxia only because of family troubles; there was definitely no affection between them.

The two had been married for several years, but although they were husband and wife, they treated each other with the same politeness as colleagues.

Gu Baoxia was now a little smug, so she started bringing up old grievances, feeling that Wu Cisheng had been too cold to her in the past. Therefore, she was overjoyed that Wu Cisheng was jealous now, so why would she take the initiative to explain?

Of course, she knew that being too jealous was not good, and she still needed to explain, but she would let her be happy for a while first!

Lu Yuanqing rolled his eyes. Childish, this couple is childish.

……

When Lu Yuanqing returned to the village, he spent most of his time reminiscing with his old friends.

He simply couldn't stay at home any longer; he'd rather go out every day.

Uncle Lu is very old.

In particular, Lu Guobin suffered a serious illness that year. After recovering, his body could not return to its previous state, and he looked much older than before.

When Lu Yuanqing returned and went to visit, his eyes immediately welled up with tears the moment he saw the person.

On the contrary, Lu Guobin took it all in stride and even comforted Lu Yuanqing with a smile.

"Who doesn't grow old? Who doesn't die?"

Yes!

Lu Yuanqing understood this principle, but he still felt very uncomfortable.

He only lived for twenty-odd years in his previous life, but in this world, he has lived for a very long time, so long that he has almost forgotten that he is a time traveler, not someone who has always lived here.

Lu Yuanqing felt uneasy about the people who had helped him so much.

Lu Guobin, Zhang Panlan, Lu Shufen, Qin Fengmao, Zhao Zhongcai...

One by one, the elders seemed to have suddenly aged a lot.

Lu Yuanqing's mood worsened with each visit, thinking he couldn't wait any longer. He had to find time to take them to Kyoto to see the flag-raising ceremony and climb the Great Wall.

Over the course of a few days, we met quite a few people and had many conversations together.

After Lu Yuanqing finished breakfast, he was thinking about who to find to kill time when Wei Ye blocked his way.

"Third Uncle, let's have a chat! Hehe!!!" Wei Ye laughed.

Lu Yuanqing: "..." Nothing good is coming, absolutely nothing good is coming!